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The Little Boy has developed a new habit: screaming at the top of his lungs at one singular time between 3 and 4 am. We’re going to have to figure that one out.

With a 4-2 win yesterday over the Dodgers, the Cardinals now have a 3-1 lead in the NLCS. That’s the same lead they had last year over the Giants before losing three straight non-competitive games and bowing out of the playoffs. I doubt that happens again this year, but the Dodgers obviously have the pitching to make that happen.

The Dodgers have banned the Rally Bear – or, more accurately, the man in the Rally Bear costume – for six months’ worth of games at Dodger Stadium. Basically, the guy wanted to urge the Dodgers to have a mascot, so he dressed up as a bear and jumped on the dugout in the 8th inning of Game Three of the NLCS. He was escorted out, and promptly placed a decades-long curse on the organization (probably).

Apparently the Dodgers, together with the Yankees, Angels, and Cubs, are the only teams without a dressed-up, on-field-type mascot. I would have thought it was a few more teams than that. We’ve discussed it before, but I can’t remember how most folks landed: a mascot in the stands for the Cubs? Good thing? Bad thing? Meh thing? As a recent father of young children, I’d say I’ve probably shifted at least to “meh.” Kids love people dressed up as things, man.

Kris Bryant is your co-Player of the Week in the AFL for the first week. Albert Almora apparently didn’t get in enough action that first week to qualify, because he’s been all-universe, too. Indeed, Almora went 2-4 yesterday with another couple doubles. Jorge Soler went – you guessed it – 1-5, and had a double. Armando Rivero gave up an earned run on a couple hits in an inning of work.

Did you know that Jay Marrioti still writes things that people are supposed to read? In one piece about Game Six, he manages to rip the Cubs, Steve Bartman, Cubs fans, Chicagoans, the City of Chicago, and the Chicago media. And then he climbs atop his high horse about all the times he publicly humiliated Bartman but didn’t really want to do it, and would totally not do it again. It’s a laudable trait to realize when you’ve been wrong in the past. But to then pat yourself on the back for it? There’s a reason some folks become trees silently falling in the woods, and it ain’t because of a shadow conspiracy to run them out of town.

My friend’s kid does the screaming thing now too. He doesn’t want to do it, he’s screaming because he CAN do it and thinks it’s funny

Patrick W.

I’m all for a JumboTron. I even want the DH. But no team needs a mascot in the stands.

hansman

Of course no one NEEEDS a mascot. Just like noone NEEDS water to survive, but you threaten to take that away and good god, you get fist fights at Wal-Mart.

Aaron

The Boston Red Sox have a mascot called “Wally the Green Monster”, which looks like a hybrid of Cookie Monster and Ernie.

The mascot, which debuted in 1997, is a familiar figure around the ballpark and is popular with children. He also makes appearances at school functions, parades, holiday parties, and corporate and charity functions.

After Wrigley Field is renovated, I believe the Cubs should unveil their own mascot. Positive PR and merchandising opportunities galore.

daveyrosello

Cubs mascot ideas?

“Timmy the Stinky Pee Trough”

JulioZuleta

Jay Mariotti was bad, but I prefer him to some other guys out there right now. Wittenmeyer and Sullivan are absolutely worthless and unbearable.

Chuck24

Jay Mariotti is full of himself..and it…which are one int the same. When he dies, they’ll be strain out that little twit’s body and bury his sorry but in a shoebox. As for a mascot for the Cubs..NO. Our team is already the National League’s mascot.

I-CubsFanBoy

It’s not that the Cubs don’t have a mascot, it’s just that he was optioned to triple-A Iowa in the late 90’s, and has never been recalled (I believe this is almost literally true, in the wake the 80’s Pirate’s parrot drug scandale, many MLB teams chose to lose their mascots, and the Cub’s sent their bear costume to Des Moines). As a regular Principal Park goer I can tell you Cubby the Bear is awsome, and deserves another shot at the Big Show. Just don’t forget to ask for the giant oversized tooth brush he uses to clean off home plate during the seventh inning stretch.

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